Cleaning Computer

While online, do you sometime get a pop-up that says "Your Computer Has A Virus and needs to cleaned now!" and then proceeds to try to download a program? When you try to stop it, you cannot exit the program even if you use the 3 finger salute (ctl+alt+del).

Here is a way to get out:
1. First close all online pages from the toolbar at the bottom of your screen.
2. Now use the ctl+alt+del combination. A window should pop up.
3. Keep clicking on 'End Task' until all tasks are closed. That should get you out.
4. I would then turn off computer and reboot.

Here is a subject that I have covered in past years but newbeeys may not know. Old time radio.
Read instructions and then click on:

http://www.otr.net/

1. When online at OTR, you will a library of old radio shows..
2. Click one of your choice..
3. Click on an Episode.
4. Your Media Player should open and the sound will start. (Note: If file does not play, click link below to download a small player and install it.)

http://www.afterdawn.com/software/audio_video/media_players/real_alternative.cfm


Interesting Video that you may enjoy:

http://www.wimp.com/citymayor/

Odd files

Have you ever received an e-mail from someone with an attachment ending in .eml or some other suffix that will not work on your computer?

I have been able to view these problem files by first copying the attachment to my Desktop (Just because it is easy to find there) and then opening the file from there.

Here is the Video Du Jour. Be sure to watch the last few seconds. (Personally, I think it is a doctored video):

http://biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=21816

Don't forget to run your cleaning programs regularly. (I do it every Saturday morning). I use AVG (FREE) for an antivirus. CCleaner (FREE) for junk files.and Advanced Window Care (FREE) for Adware files and Registry cleaning. Some programs take a while to finish so I clean the house while I wait.


From my opinion blog September 5, 2008. A fable....or is it?

http://frankdcurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2009/01/be-careful-what-you-wish-for.html